It was almost like a scene out of the 1980s hit television series ‘MacGyver.? Teams of third-graders at Lakeville Elementary were recently given bags full of odds and ends like paper clips, rubber bands, balloons, kite string, cothes pins, straws and empty plastic film canisters. Their mission ? use the above items to transform an […]
OADC offers discussion with clerk The Orion Area Democratic Club (OADC) invites the public for a discussion with Jill Bastian, Orion Township Clerk, on Thursday (Oct. 25). Bastian has served as the Clerk for Orion Township since 1996. Her office is responsible for elections, voter registration, FOIA requests, and other various requests to the township. […]
The Lake Orion boys cross country team earned a championship last Thursday, but they’ll have to share it with Lahser, after the Knights edged the Dragons in the league meet held at Bloomer Park. Lahser, who was second in the league behind LO entering the meet, finished with 68 points to the second-place Dragons? 73. […]
Spring break didn’t hurt the Wildcat runners one little bit. The Oxford Varsity Track Teams hosted Holly and Lapeer West at a tri-meet on April 21 that saw the Lady Cats walk away victorious, while the gentlemen split with a win against West and a loss to Holly. The Lady Wildcats defeated Lapeer West 88.7 […]
The Oxford Softball Team struggled after the long spring break to kick back into gear. On April 19, the Lady Cats were crushed by Grand Blanc with a mercy ruling (12-1) in game one and a 5-1 loss in game two. ‘The team was making good strides until the dreaded spring break,? said Head Coach […]
The money continues to pour in. The Schrauger family needed your help and Orion, you stepped up. Last week, the fundraising total for the family was already well over $200,000 and counting. One Orion resident, who has helped set up a website for donations (www.timandjoshuafund.com, look for more on that story next week), said his […]
Dear Editor, Hurray for Mike Setto, owner of Orion Keg and Wine, who made the decision to boycott Miller Brewing Co’s products from his store until he hears a major apology from the company for their beer manufacturer’s logo on a poster depicting the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with Jesus and his deciples posed […]
The Oxford Girls Golf Team will, in all likelihood, finish second in the Flint-Metro League this season, after a heartbreaking one stroke loss to the Linden Eagles last week. The match was essentially for the league championship between the two teams because Linden won the first league tournament, making it a must win for Oxford. […]
The Oxford Varsity girl’s soccer team lost all three of its games this week, but still everyone remains optimistic. The team dropped games against Holly, Fenton and Lapeer East, but the good news is that they were all close matches. All three were lost by two goals, and the girls have picked up the pace […]
Dear Editor, I am sure that many who read this will think I am only writing because my son was involved. And they would be partly right, however, I am not only writing this for his sake, but for the sake of the 12 seniors and 6 underclassmen involved. My complaint is with The Review’s […]